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Sula, which has a 70 percent share of India’s wine market, is using the vineyard visits to this end. The company says 600 to 700 day-trippers or resort guests drop by each weekend for a tour, a meal or a drink on the balcony bar. The mixed clientele on...
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Into a very niche profession of a sommelier or a wine taster, Sovna Puri is at present the marketing head of tasting and training at Sula Vineyards. She is also working as an educator of wines and conducts courses run by UK-based WSET, in Mumbai. Puri...
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Grapevines enjoy a winterless wonderland in the tropical wine country of India. That is, they would enjoy it if their keepers didn’t induce the dormancy of the deciduous vines by hacking them down each spring. “See you after the monsoon,” says the farmer...
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A leopard was spotted in Sula vineyards late in the evening on Saturday following which a panchnama was done but only on Monday morning. The leopard that has been spotted in the vicinity in the past few years, is known to have done no harm to human beings...
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The All India Wine Producers' Association has proposed setting up of Wine Chowpatty, a wine and food plaza, at some locations in the Maharashtra and has submitted its proposal to the state government. Jagdish Holkar, chairman of Indian Grape Processing...
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The Indian Grape Processing Board (IGPB) plans a comprehensive legislation to regulate wine-making, to improve the standard of the industry. There will be laws regarding the manufacture of wine, quality, brand and marketing. All wine-related practices...
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Nashik has emerged as the wine capital of India as around 50% wineries are located here. Jagdish Holkar, president, All-India Wine Producers' Association and chairman, Indian Grape Processing Board, talks about the status of the industry: Q: What...
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I, along with a group of journalists, at the invitation of Fratelli Wines, have arrived at their winery at Motewadi, Maharashtra. The property, designed to promote the burgeoning culture of wine tourism, is less than two years old. After an elaborate...
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A vineyard has lots of rose bushes at the end of the rows of grape vines. Not because they are pretty, but because rose bushes are susceptible to the same diseases that grape vines are. What’s more, the rose plants get the disease earlier, which allows...
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York Winery plans to build 25 rooms at its winery to promote wine tourism in its premises in Nashik, Maharashtra. York Winery just concluded the second edition of a day-long wine and music event, York Live, which featured musicians across a variety of...
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A series of environmental best practices adopted by Sula Vineyards, one of India's largest wine producers, has enabled it do away with diesel gensets for generating power, meet 60-70 percent of its water requirement from water harvesting and 40 percent...
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Viticulture in India has a long history, dating back to the time of the Indus Valley civilisation when grapevines were believed to have been introduced from Persia. Winemaking has existed throughout most of India’s history, but was particularly encouraged...
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The best time to visit is between November and March, though wine enthusiasts may want to plan their jaunt to coincide with Sula Vineyard's wine stomping. Regardless of the season, Sula Vineyards offers wine tasting in The Tasting Room, where guests...
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What export growth do you see in Nashik in the next few years? Proximity to Mumbai and Pune, good climate and availability of adequate water and electricity are the advantages that the district has. Nashik's industrial and export growth have increased...
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I had first tasted Indian wine some five years previously on a river cruise in Assam. One rainy afternoon, a wine-tasting session was organised onboard our vessel and we sampled six Indian whites. On a return trip to India two years later I happened to...
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